Research Article

Animal Models of Steatosis (NAFLD) and Steatohepatitis (NASH) Exhibit Hepatic Lobe-Specific Gelatinases Activity and Oxidative Stress

Table 1

Serum enzymes and TNF-alpha in NASH and NAFLD rats.

ALTAST TNF-alpha
(U/L)(U/L)(pg/mL)

NASHControl 30.8±297.8±226.8±2.2
MCD 166.2±23245.1±39 36.7±2.6

NAFLDLean Zucker66.2±4.3112.3±2.810.2±0.5
Obese Zucker114.5±20116.1±10 9.5±0.4

versus Control. versus Obese Zucker. These are the mean results of 7 different experiments ± SE.